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23 August 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Stock Manipulation Debashis Basu With Aditya Govindraj & Jason Monteiro Indian stock markets are hotbeds of manipulation. Promoters and operators are having a field day even as exchanges and the market regulator sit idle. Debashis Basu, Jason Monteiro and Aditya Govindaraj expose what is going on in BSE smaller companies, the futures & options segment of NSE and SEBI action (or inaction) regarding rampant stock manipulation...   ADVT Other ML Exclusives   Facing high 'real estate' loans, China, India both pressure banks In a strange coincidence, worried about high real estate loans, the banking regulator in China and the Indian finance minister both have asked bankers to put pressure on developers to lower home prices and increase sales and cash flows... .............................................................................................................................................. One-third of companies have pledged more than 50% of their holdings: Morgan Stanley As many as 246 companies have pledged more than 50% of their holdings, which includes United Spirits, Pantaloons Retail, Wockhardt and Unitech. The value of pledges has fallen this quarter... .............................................................................................................................................. Public sector bank officers avoid promotions, even as banks are on strike nationwide Of late, there is a disturbing trend where vacancies for officers in public sector banks are plenty but there are no takers, says an editorial in Officers' Voice, Journal of Corporation Bank Officers' Organisation... .............................................................................................................................................. Fixed Deposits: Call option for finance companies Under the RBI ordained "call option", finance companies are officially allowed to return deposits anytime after three months of raising funds. Is this fair to the investors? .............................................................................................................................................. NTPC offers to help Railways transport coal: Who will clear the roadblocks? NTPC's offer to help the Railways fund projects for transporting coal is a good move. But issues like acquiring land for laying new tracks need to be addressed first... .............................................................................................................................................. Daily Market Report: Upmove under threat The indices have to stay above today's low to continue the uptrend... ............................................................................................................................................... At a Glance   - Second day of banks strike: Banking operations remain disrupted - Coal block allocation: Team Anna to protest at PM's and BJP chief's residence - Government says it is ready to discuss threadbare CAG report on coal issue - Government informs SC that it is unable to find who leaked Radia tapes     Corporate Wrap-up   - Housing finance firms permitted to raise funds through ECBs - GVK's $10 billion coal project gets Australia government approval - Paradeep Phosphates to invest Rs600 crore on new projects - Seven foreign banks given approval to open branches in 2012 - Amazon launches Kindle store in India     Personal Finance   - Reliance Life in talks with banks for up to 5% stake sale - "Over Rs750 crore lying in inactive post office saving accounts" - IDBI Bank launches floating rate deposit scheme     FROM the ARCHIVES   MLMs now want to 'invest' money in India, really? Will the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board lead to much-needed tightening of the rules for global MLM companies operating in India, or will the politically powerful MLM lobby use it improve its current dodgy status under the Prize Chits Act? ...................................................................................................................................................... Big Bang Reforms: What about regulation & supervision? SEBI has announced a series of reforms to revive investor confidence and make IPOs attractive again, but what has it done to resolve investors' grievances?   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

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